Attenuation of Heavy Metals and Sulfate by Aluminium Precipitates in Acid Mine Drainage?;Verringerung der Schwermetall- Und Sulfatbelastung in sauren bergbaubelasteten Gewässern durch Aluminiumpräzipitate?

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 136-144

  Rothenhofer P ^a   Sahin, H ^a   Peiffer, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Aluminium; Heavy metals; Precipitation; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044461909     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-401x(200003)28:3<136::aid-aheh136>3.0.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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